We're really having a problem right now in our culture. I haven't seen one movie lately in which the story and visuals have been equally good.

I think that both musicals and opera have a capacity to get to an inner emotional landscape.

Some people become dullards, but as children we are all creative. It's in the programming, the socialization, that we lose our sense of play.

I want to experience a performance on all levels - I want goose bumps and I want to leave the movie or play arguing about something that's unresolved.

I lived in Indonesia for four years and I understand trance and magic and where it comes from.

My aesthetic is not a Disney aesthetic at all, but when I met with the wonderful producers at Disney, they weren't looking for me to do their aesthetic. I'd already spent 20 years in the theater, so if they were going to hire me, they'd be hiring me for what I have to offer.

Learning is about much more than science and math. Doing theater, music, and art in school really helps children's minds grow because they're using different parts of their brains. Parents who care should insist on that.